Jennifer Martinez has been a committed PTA and community leader for over 24 years. She was elected to the National PTA Board of Directors in June of 2022. Jen is also currently serving on the Executive Director Review Committee. She is currently the Florida PTA Immediate Past President and the Sunshine State PTSA President. Her previous PTA experience includes service at the local, county, and state levels.
While serving as a state president during the pandemic Jen and her team created new ways to engage leaders across the state, leading to increased virtual participation in weekly Get Engaged Wednesdays offering a variety of topics twice a day. Meeting members where they were and reinforcing the value of PTA. Under her leadership, Florida hosted the state’s first hybrid Leadership Convention and Legislative Conference. Jen has been honored with the Florida PTA Life Membership Award, the Florida PTA Walk of Fame Award, the President’s Award of Honor, and the National PTA Lifetime Achievement Award. Under her term as president Florida PTA received the National PTA Jan Harp Domene Diversity & Inclusion Award.
Jen has previously served on National PTA Committees such as the National PTA Convention Host State Chair for the National PTA Convention in Orlando, Florida, and the CCSSI Wave 6 Treasurer and Trainer. As the Florida PTA President, Jen was elected as the NCAAC Vice-Chair.
After 22 years in Human Resources, Jen began working for the Palm Beach County School District where she has been a Data Processor, Bookkeeper and is now in her 7th year as an Administrative Assistant at Rolling Green Elementary School in Boynton Beach.
Jen and her dedicated and supportive husband Moises of 30 years, with their 4 children Daniel, Michael, Jason, and Jackie, live in Lake Worth, Florida in Palm Beach County. Jen has served in the community assisting in various roles with the Lake Worth Youth League, West Boynton Football League, Flip City All-Star Cheer, St. Matthew Catholic Church, and several Palm Beach County School District committees.